Publications

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May 2005

Gender Equality Results in ADB Projects: Bangladesh Country Report

This report discusses the gender equality results achieved for three projects in Bangladesh, summarizes factors that enhanced the quality of project design and implementation, and makes recommendations to maximize gender equity as a driver of change.
April 2005

Gender Equality Results in ADB Projects: Nepal Country Report

This report discusses the gender equality results achieved for three projects in Nepal, summarizes factors that enhanced the quality of project design and implementation, and makes recommendations to maximize gender equity as a driver of change.
April 2005

Curbing Corruption in Tsunami Relief Operations

In response to the growing concerns about corruption in tsunami relief operations, the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific and Transparency International organized an expert's meeting on corruption prevention in tsunami relief operations. This publication assembles the meeting's issue papers and conclusions, providing a useful resource for the wide range of individuals and organizations working to ensure equitable tsunami assistance.
March 2005

Attaining Millennium Development Goals in Health: Isn't Economic Growth Enough?

This policy brief examines the empirical evidence on major determinants of health MDGs using under-five (child) mortality as an example.
September 2003

Asian Development Bank–Japan Scholarship Program: Annual Report 2002

The annual report of the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarshop Program (ADB-JSP) outlines the activities of the program since its establishment in 1988. This edition includes activities of the program in 2002.
August 2003

Gender and Development Cooperation Fund

This document outlines the Gender and Development Cooperation Fund (GDCF), its relation to ADB's policy on Gender and Development, the fund's rationale, objectives, scope, activities, outputs, and implementation arrangements.
January 2005

International Workshop on Improving e-Learning Policies and Programs

This book, the proceedings of a high-level workshop on Improving E-learning Policies and Programs, explores the issues and benefits of e-learning. The status of e-learning and ICT in 19 Asian developing countries is presented.
January 2005

Population Health and Foreign Direct Investment: Does Poor Health Signal Poor Government Effectiveness?

This policy brief argues that poor levels of population health can deter FDI because they can act as potent signals of institutional weaknesses and, more broadly, of lower levels of government effectiveness.
December 2004

Gender and Governance Issues in Local Government: Regional Report of Technical Assistance in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan

This report presents the activities and recommendations stemming from the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Regional Technical Assistance Project 6008: Gender and Governance Issues in Local Government in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan.
December 2004

Implement Free Compulsory Education in Rural Areas, Further Release Farmers' Burden

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